The league was initially scheduled to start on 18 September,[2] before being postponed to 3 October as part of preventive measures by the state towards the COVID-19 pandemic.
[citation needed] Ansar won their 14th Lebanese Premier League title, their first since 2007, beating Nejmeh in the Beirut derby 2–1 in the final matchday.
[6] In case a club were to not meet the required number of minutes at the end of the season, they would have had three points deducted from their total in the league.
[6] Due to the economic situation in Lebanon, other regulations were introduced, namely the abolition of foreign players in the league.
[8] After the first phase was completed, clubs could not move out of their own half in the league, even if they achieved more or fewer points than a higher or lower ranked team, respectively.